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Trustees weigh House Bill 2 pay mandates, district scenarios for support staff and teachers
Summary
Northside trustees spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing state pay allotments from House Bill 2, hearing public comments from hourly staff and union leaders, and asking staff to return with additional scenarios before a July finance meeting.
Board members devoted extensive time Tuesday to the new state school‑finance provisions in House Bill 2 and their local implications, including the Teacher Retention Allotment (TRA) and the Support Staff Retention Allotment (SSRA). Administrators presented the legislated funding, modeled multiple pay scenarios, and asked trustees for direction on next steps.
What the board heard: Finance staff described the TRA allotment as a legislated $2,500 raise for teachers with three to four years of experience and $5,000 for teachers with five or more years. Staff estimated the TRA cost to Northside at roughly $27.4 million; benefits (additional TRS contributions) would add approximately $3.0 million in district cost. The SSRA — a per‑student allotment the state calculated — produced a districtwide pool that, when translated to pay increases,…
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